HARTFORD — Johnson County Westside Rebels head coach Jeff Stewart didn’t want to run up the score during their 62-0 victory over the Hartford Hustlers on Friday.

“It’s one of those things where it is what it is,” Stewart said. “They’re not very good and the stars lined up for us.”

The Rebels (3-3, 3-2 2A-4 Conference) totaled 436 yards on 22 rushing attempts throughout the night. Westside went to the air only one time, but the pass fell incomplete.

But with only 18 kids on the Rebels roster, Stewart didn’t have a second string to speak of — and his first string would have put even more points on the scoreboard.

The score ran up. There was no way around it.

Jeff Sage touched the ball three times and had 211 yards and three touchdowns throughout the night. Wesley Lore had three touchdowns on three touches as well, and another defensive touchdown on a fumble recovery returned 75 yards to the house.

“It turned into one of those game where you’re trying not to score and make it anything worse than what it already was,” Stewart said. “It’s a difficult game because you can’t work on anything. You can’t learn or get better. You’re too busy trying to keep from making things worse.”

Stewart began giving the linemen opportunities to run the football, but even then the Hustlers struggled to stop the Westside offense. Holdren Brasel, who usually plays offensive guard, picked up 35 more yards and a 2-point conversion for the team.

The Rebels will travel to Dardanelle on Tuesday to take on the Sand Lizards Junior Varisty in a nonconference match-up. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.